Wednesday 22 January 2014

Plastic Bag Source Launched Reusable & Biodegradable Packing Solutions



One of the USA’s leading plastic bag manufacturers, Plastic Bag Source, a subsidiary of Magcrest Packaging, launches innovatively reusable and biodegradable packaging solutions for individuals and companies to battle global warming.

About Plastic Bag Source


Established in 1991 in the USA, Plastic Bag Source is a privately owned and operated company. The company’s main aim was to provide the industry with affordable solutions for customized bags and flexible packaging.

Why Need of Reusable & Biodegradable Bags


Plastic is a part of our daily life. It is proven a fact by the scientists that the abusive use of plastic rises global warming. That said; it is imperative to reduce the consumption of plastic or move to safer alternatives. Plastic Bag Source has identified the need to control the growing global warming due to the use of plastic bags. With a lot of research, Plastic Bag Source has come up with innovative biodegradable and reusable packing solutions that will mitigate the impact of global warming to a larger extent.

With its manufacturing facilities in New York and other countries, Plastic Bag Source serves both domestic and international clients. Plastic Bag Source manufactures, imports, and supplies all varieties of custom bags and flexible packaging specializing in retail shopping bags, pouch bags, zip lock bags, printed plastic bags, and trade show bags. These bags would be manufactured keeping in mind the re-usability concerns. Plastic Source aims to manufacture custom plastic bags that are easily biodegradable.

Printed Reusable Bags For Branding Your Business


Talking about the printed plastic bags, in particular, the company helps organizations to use them as a branding tool. Plastic Bag Source provides custom printed plastic bags as per the needs of customers. The company will be able to customize the design and manufacture bags in a variety of styles and colors. If a client wants to print his logo, tagline and other details on the bag, the company has the capability to do so.

According to one of the senior spokesperson of Plastic Bag Source, “We commenced our business long ago in 1991. We have evolved over time and supported all the environmental concerns of our stakeholders. As plastic shopping bags are spoiling the environment, we have brainstormed and come up with a reusable and biodegradable solution to meet the needs of our customers. These solutions are one of a kind and very few companies practice them. While the solutions emphasis re-usability, they still can be customized as per the client requirements. We develop plastic T-shirt shopping bags, zip lock bags, shopping bags and a lot more with our domestic and international manufacturing facilities. 

Right from a simple logo print on the bag to a complex bag solution, we can cater to almost everything. Apart, we also believe in a long-lasting customer relationship and thus, we vow to offer competitive pricing and affordable rates to all our clients.”

Plastic Bag Source also offers 1 to 8 color process prints as well as flexographic printing to meet all their clients’ custom T-shirt shopping bag requirements. The company has its warehouses strategically located all over the United States to facilitate optimal logistics.

To know more about the customized biodegradable packaging solutions or to order your reusable bags, visit: http://www.plasticbagsource.com

Friday 17 January 2014

Will Plastic Shopping Bags Soon Be History?

Will Plastic Shopping Bags Soon Be History - plasticbagsource.com


Plastic shopping bags and carrier bags are a type of shopping bag made from plastic. Since 1960, most consumers use these bags to carry an item from a store to a home. Over time, these shopping bags gained immense popularity and consumers started disposing of it after the use almost anywhere. 

This leads to increase in the pollution and degradation of the natural surroundings.

In some countries, the use of plastic bags totally banned and companies manufacturing plastic bags evolved from a normal plastic to recyclable or biodegradable manufacturing. To battle global warming and other hazards, some countries have strictly advised retailers to provide only paper bags to the consumers. 

Going the extra mile, some others have stopped providing bags to their consumers.

PROCESS OF MAKING TRADITIONAL PLASTIC BAGS


Traditional plastic bags are usually made from polyethylene, which consists of long chains of ethylene monomers. Ethylene is derived from natural gas and petroleum. Most bags use either a low density or a high-density polyethylene. These bags are then passed through color concentrates and other additives if needed. Blue film extrusion is one of the common plastic bag manufacturing processes.

As the industry evolved, the manufacturing process of plastic shopping bags evolved too. Some modern bags are made from vegetable-based bioplastics, which can decay organically and prevent a build-up of toxic plastic bags in landfills and the natural environment.

The plastic bags can also be made from degradable polyethylene film. In general, biodegradable plastic bags need to be kept separate from conventional plastic recycling systems.

EVOLUTION OF PAPER BAGS


Out of the door marketing and branding is one of the most prevalent methods of promoting a brand. Companies use a variety of marketing mix and media vehicles to promote the brand effectively. 

Modern retailers and small mom and pop store use printed plastic bags to promote the brand name, logo, tagline, services, products, discounts or anything that can visually keep the shopper’s network attracted.

Due to the stringent laws and restriction of using certain kinds of plastic bags, retailers have now resorted to the paper bags for promotions and branding.

Some modern retailers blend a variety of marketing methods along with promotional shopping bags like transit advertisements, guerilla marketing, and online social channels.

ARE PLASTIC BAGS THINGS OF PAST?


It’s very difficult to answer this question as different countries have different laws pertaining to the use of plastic bags. The future of plastic bag is certainly foggy, however; with the invent of recyclable technologies plastic bags may survive for long coming few years.


Moreover, chances are that the new technologies eliminate the use of plastic entirely and develop other means to carry the products from a shop to a home. Retailers have already started using paper bags and reusable bags, which is a step towards a transition from plastic bags to other means of carrying products.